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Vientiane, Lao PDR, 21 September 2018 – A two-day regional stakeholder forum on the proposed Pak Lay hydropower project and other ongoing initiatives comes to a close today. The forum, convened by the Mekong River Commission (MRC), gathered about 160 participants from various stakeholder groups, including civil society, governmental and non-governmental organisations, academia, the private sector, and development partners. They raised concerns and collectively made many recommendations to strengthen basin planning and environmental management in the Mekong.

On Thursday the Mekong River Commission will host its 5th Regional Stakeholder Forum to give all stakeholders the opportunity to discuss, provide, and exchange views on planned and proposed hydropower projects on the Mekong River mainstream, aiming to ensure the sustainable and equitable development of the basin, writes Pham Tuan Phan.

Vientiane, Lao PDR, 7 September 2018 – The Mekong River’s water levels will slightly decrease during the period 7 – 12 September, with an average drop between 0.01 and 0.11 meters at some stations along the mainstream. More stations in Lao PDR and Thailand than in others will remain on flood alert.

The MRC cuts the last mile even shorter between its Mekong flood forecasting and the public. The full webpage with flood forecasting in the lower Mekong basin is now available in five languages of English, Lao, Khmer, Thai and Vietnamese. It provides flood information in 22 stations which are being monitored along mainstream of the Mekong river. The stations update daily hydrological information during the flood season including daily water level data and daily rainfall data.

The page can be accessed directly at http://www.mrcmekong.org/mekong-flood-forecasting or through the frontpage of the MRC website at www.mrcmekong.org. By clicking to zoom symbol next to the text Mekong Flood Forecasting, audience can get the full screen of flood forecast situation on mainstream of the Mekong river, indicating clearly where the alarming and flood alerts are. The flood situation can be also viewed in a format of Mekong map at http://ffw.mrcmekong.org/index.php. The update is conducted daily and is recorded to the websites during 10.30am to 11am with a forecasting bulletin released at 11am.

Vientiane, Lao PDR, 28 August 2018 – The Mekong River Commission is organizing a regional stakeholder forum for the proposed Pak Lay hydropower project and key hydropower-related topics and calling for an open and inclusive participation from stakeholders from communities, non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academia, and the private sector.

Vientiane, Lao PDR, 21 August 2018 – The Mekong River’s water levels will slightly increase during the period 20 – 25 August, with an average rise of 0.40 meters in some stations along the mainstream. Many of them will reach their alarm level, a situation when a flood level is forecast within the next three days.

More than 120 participants from various stakeholder groups gathered today in Luang Prabang to further debate the proposed Pak Lay hydropower project as the Mekong River Commission (MRC) convened the 2nd regional stakeholder session on the project, as part